Object photograph·C01858·1927–1931

Pottery White Grounded Ware, lekythos (M.38.3)

Lekythos, a white-ground pottery flask with dark painted fan motifs and a key pattern band — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01858. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A lekythos, a narrow-necked pottery flask, with a flaring mouth, a single loop handle and a ring foot. Dark painted fan-shaped motifs and a band of key pattern decorate the body below the shoulder, and the pale surface is chipped around the neck. The vessel stands upright against a plain grey backdrop, and the photograph is mounted on a card with a handwritten number label beneath.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Grounded Ware, M.38.3.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery White Grounded Ware. M.38.3.

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